United Arab Emirates

Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Saudi Arabia = 1×

United Arab Emirates vs

Saudi Arabia

Overall verdict

United Arab Emirates is about 1.20× Saudi Arabia.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Saudi Arabia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Saudi Arabia. A bar running right means United Arab Emirates is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.

← Cheaper than

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia = 1×

United Arab Emirates is pricier →

⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.72
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×1.54
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.02
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.02
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.91

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In United Arab Emirates, Diesel 1L costs 2.1× what it does in Saudi Arabia — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.05

United Arab Emirates SAR 3.68 USD 0.98

Saudi Arabia SAR 1.79 USD 0.477

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.54

United Arab Emirates SAR 0.30 USD 0.08

Saudi Arabia SAR 0.20 USD 0.052

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.45

United Arab Emirates SAR 3.36 USD 0.896

Saudi Arabia SAR 2.33 USD 0.62

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.02

United Arab Emirates SAR 233.83 AED 229

Saudi Arabia SAR 229.00 SAR 229

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.02

United Arab Emirates SAR 19.40 AED 19

Saudi Arabia SAR 19.00 SAR 19

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.91

United Arab Emirates SAR 3,471 AED 3,399

Saudi Arabia SAR 3,799 SAR 3,799

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store